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Old 11-23-2021, 02:20 AM   #80 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JSH View Post
The entire US bus market (school and transit) is less than 50,000 units per year split over a bunch of manufacturers.

The electric bus market is projected to total 27,000 over the next decade.
I didn't know that, but I was also thinking globally.

The Bolt sold in similar quantities and was not simply an ICE vehicle converted to EV.

There's usually reasons why things aren't different than they are, so that makes sense.

Wasn't it Musk that said new technology needs to be 20% better before people will abandon what they are used to?
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